01-21-2023, 02:19 AM
ASPEN CHARLES HARLOW, PERSONAL LOG --- 830 A.S.
ENTRY 001 – TRENTON OUTPOST
"The purchase of my new ship went smoothly! I’m the proud owner of an E78-12 Spatial explorer, and once my old crewmates pay off the last of the debt they owe on the Heron, they’ll pass me the scrip I need to get it all kitted up. And since it’s an auspicious occasion, no better time to start up my log!
"Running helium to Emlenton with the fellas might’ve been good gig, but I feel like I’m finally taking a step forward. I closed my practice on Erie for this – it was a fine ten years I devoted to helping folks close the book on parts of their lives that were holding them back, and opening up new ones. But this is gonna be my very own fresh start. I can’t wait to get out there, and see the stars on my terms!”
ENTRY 002 – MANHATTAN ORBIT
“Thanks to Captain Ustich coming through for his old skipper, the 78’s loaded up with all the necessary equipment mountings and provisions for extended intersystem travel. He insisted I load up with plenty of guns, too. I protested, but he says after seeing just how dangerous the other Houses can be, going unarmed into uncharted space would be like doing a cannonball into a draining swimming pool. So I paid to absolutely cover the ship in armaments. Let’s just hope I won’t have to use them.”
“While taking her on her first flight, just around Manhattan’s orbit to get a feel for the controls, I passed the time chatting with a Serenity captain from Bretonia. His accent is a bit hard for me to keep up with, but he was good company. He gave me a nice lead on a place to start flying off the standard civilian nav-map, too!”
FLIGHT AUDIO RECORDING – "Zetland"
[18.01.2023 03:03:31] Aspen.Harlow: Howdy, transport. Hope the lanes are nice and safe.
[18.01.2023 03:03:50] Zetland: Too right, i hope so too
[18.01.2023 03:04:08] Zetland: Getting a bit fed up to here with it!
[18.01.2023 03:04:29] Aspen.Harlow: I've been lucky enough not to run into trouble these last few weeks.
[18.01.2023 03:04:50] Aspen.Harlow: I'm glad too - I'm fresh off Erie, everyone had me worried with all this talk about Rogues!
[18.01.2023 03:05:04] Zetland: Ha, weeks you say, we get it every other day
[18.01.2023 03:05:37] Zetland: Not had the pleasure of the Rogues yet tho
[18.01.2023 03:05:44] Zetland: Ha, yet!
[18.01.2023 03:05:54] Aspen.Harlow: Hey, perish the thought!
[18.01.2023 03:06:02] Zetland: It's on the cards tho no doubt.
[18.01.2023 03:06:17] Aspen.Harlow: Yeah though, it's been nice and quiet in Penny, bless us. Big ship like that though must get you all around the Houses.
[18.01.2023 03:06:30] Zetland: Sods law it's their turn. *laughs*
[18.01.2023 03:06:59] Zetland: Aye, we do get about the place a bit.
[18.01.2023 03:07:26] Zetland: Got to take the rough with the smooth tho eh.
[18.01.2023 03:07:43] Zetland: It just gets a bit much at times thats all.
[18.01.2023 03:07:55] Aspen.Harlow: If you get around, what do you think your favorite place in House space might be?
[18.01.2023 03:08:12] Aspen.Harlow: I'm plannin' this explorer's maiden flight, could use some reccomendations!
[18.01.2023 03:08:25] Zetland: That be home son, Newcastle.
[18.01.2023 03:09:07] Zetland: for me anyway
[18.01.2023 03:09:23] Aspen.Harlow: Newcastle, I think that's... Bretonia? Never been!
[18.01.2023 03:09:47] Zetland: There you go then, something nice to explore eh
[18.01.2023 03:10:14] Zetland: Tho there might be some shocks for you in there.
[18.01.2023 03:10:41] Zetland: If you go there, hope you have a strong heart.
[18.01.2023 03:10:45] Aspen.Harlow: Shocks huh? Like, of the overbearing government kind, or the angry people with guns kind?
[18.01.2023 03:10:57] Aspen.Harlow: We get both of those here in Liberty. Sometimes they're the same people.
[18.01.2023 03:11:07] Zetland: Erm neither mate.
[18.01.2023 03:11:24] Zetland: You scared of spooks son?
[18.01.2023 03:11:53] Zetland: Ghost trains, that sort of thing?
[18.01.2023 03:12:11] Aspen.Harlow: Ooh, you had me wondering there for a second if you meant ghosts.
[18.01.2023 03:12:30] Zetland: A fair bit of hauning in the toon aye.
[18.01.2023 03:13:09] Zetland: As long as you lock n load up, you'll be ok
[18.01.2023 03:13:10] Aspen.Harlow: People in my hometown on Erie would tell stories about missing colonists out in the forest sometimes.
[18.01.2023 03:13:20] Aspen.Harlow: But I was never much into ghost stories.
[18.01.2023 03:14:05] Zetland: Aye, don't sweep all the rumors under the carpets
[18.01.2023 03:14:49] Zetland: If you go goto Newcastle tho, careful of the Mackems eh.
[18.01.2023 03:15:19] Aspen.Harlow: Oh yeah? What's a Maccam then?
[18.01.2023 03:15:32] Aspen.Harlow: Lay the spacer knowledge on me, friend.
[18.01.2023 03:15:37] Zetland: You don't know what a Mackem is?
[18.01.2023 03:15:53] Aspen.Harlow: Maybe it's lost in translation?
[18.01.2023 03:15:59] Zetland: Oh well thats a funny one to tell
[18.01.2023 03:16:07] Aspen.Harlow: Ooh, I'm all ears.
[18.01.2023 03:16:15] Zetland: You know what a monkey hanger is?
[18.01.2023 03:16:26] Aspen.Harlow: Sure do!
[18.01.2023 03:16:44] Zetland: Well same for the Mackems
[18.01.2023 03:17:00] Zetland: but only from a different town
[18.01.2023 03:17:04] Aspen.Harlow: Aaaah, ok, it's all clicking with me now.
[18.01.2023 03:17:32] Aspen.Harlow: Like the difference between Lebanites and Webers. I'm graspin' it.
[18.01.2023 03:17:52] Zetland: Get around newcastle, when you see them shooting at you, they're the dirty stinking mackems!
[18.01.2023 03:18:23] Zetland: YOu heard of the Webers then aye?
[18.01.2023 03:18:46] Zetland: You know the score then, more or less the same idea.
[18.01.2023 03:18:59] Zetland: *laughs*
[18.01.2023 03:19:15] Zetland: I like you son, you're a canny kid.
[18.01.2023 03:19:15] Aspen.Harlow: Yep, they're bad business, sure as sure gets!
[18.01.2023 03:19:52] Aspen.Harlow: Well shucks, don't go inflatin' my ego before I actually come back alive from a flight, heh.
[18.01.2023 03:19:57] Zetland: Aye, it's a funny old world.
[18.01.2023 03:20:10] Aspen.Harlow: How 'bout Zoners? Got any of them snoopin' in Newcastle?
[18.01.2023 03:20:35] Zetland: Nah, don't see that lot hanging about.
[18.01.2023 03:20:44] Zetland: Very rare
[18.01.2023 03:21:08] Zetland: Maybe they hate the mackems n'all.
[18.01.2023 03:21:20] Aspen.Harlow: If they know what's good for 'em, that is.
[18.01.2023 03:21:22] Zetland: more than likely
[18.01.2023 03:21:46] Zetland: well i best get down to Pennys
[18.01.2023 03:21:58] Zetland: it's getting a bit light now
[18.01.2023 03:22:12] Zetland: the moons are coming round eh
[18.01.2023 03:22:28] Aspen.Harlow: Hey, fair's fair, captain. You stay safe now.
[18.01.2023 03:22:29] Free_Riki_Multi: hey all
[18.01.2023 03:22:39] [Traffic control alert: Free_Riki_Multi has requested to dock]
[18.01.2023 03:22:40] Zetland: Aspen, i'll catch you around aye.
[18.01.2023 03:22:41] Aspen.Harlow: Howdy, transport.
[18.01.2023 03:22:42] [Free_Riki_Multi suffered a self-inflicted catastrophic decompression. Vessel cargo spilling into vacuum.]
[18.01.2023 03:22:50] Zetland: FFS!
[18.01.2023 03:22:58] Zetland: You see that.
[18.01.2023 03:23:07] Aspen.Harlow: Ooh... bit of a bumpy entry, isn't it?
[18.01.2023 03:23:19] Aspen.Harlow: You're supposed to moor at the moor!
[18.01.2023 03:23:23] Zetland: waste now want not
[18.01.2023 03:23:46] Zetland: dropped quite a bit too
[18.01.2023 03:24:06] Zetland: can't seem to grab it tho, he must have hit it hard
[18.01.2023 03:24:30] Aspen.Harlow: I'd be surprised if any of that is reachable before it burns up in the ol' atmo.
[18.01.2023 03:24:49] Aspen.Harlow: A little somethin' for New York pedestrians to gawk at, huh?
[18.01.2023 03:24:49] Zetland: not getting any closer or i'll end up in the bastard.
[18.01.2023 03:25:14] Zetland: aye, sod that for a laugh
[18.01.2023 03:25:32] Zetland: well, im off for a drink to set me up for the night
[18.01.2023 03:25:32] Aspen.Harlow: Hey, if what I got a scan of in the guy's hull was accurate, they're better off watching it burn.
[18.01.2023 03:25:42] Zetland: Ha aye
[18.01.2023 03:25:55] Aspen.Harlow: Alrighty cap'n. Have a good one!
[18.01.2023 03:25:57] Zetland: you have a good one anyway Aspen
[18.01.2023 03:26:11] Aspen.Harlow: That I'll do, that I'll do.
[18.01.2023 03:26:16] Zetland: Be safe now, you hear bonny lad.
[18.01.2023 03:03:50] Zetland: Too right, i hope so too
[18.01.2023 03:04:08] Zetland: Getting a bit fed up to here with it!
[18.01.2023 03:04:29] Aspen.Harlow: I've been lucky enough not to run into trouble these last few weeks.
[18.01.2023 03:04:50] Aspen.Harlow: I'm glad too - I'm fresh off Erie, everyone had me worried with all this talk about Rogues!
[18.01.2023 03:05:04] Zetland: Ha, weeks you say, we get it every other day
[18.01.2023 03:05:37] Zetland: Not had the pleasure of the Rogues yet tho
[18.01.2023 03:05:44] Zetland: Ha, yet!
[18.01.2023 03:05:54] Aspen.Harlow: Hey, perish the thought!
[18.01.2023 03:06:02] Zetland: It's on the cards tho no doubt.
[18.01.2023 03:06:17] Aspen.Harlow: Yeah though, it's been nice and quiet in Penny, bless us. Big ship like that though must get you all around the Houses.
[18.01.2023 03:06:30] Zetland: Sods law it's their turn. *laughs*
[18.01.2023 03:06:59] Zetland: Aye, we do get about the place a bit.
[18.01.2023 03:07:26] Zetland: Got to take the rough with the smooth tho eh.
[18.01.2023 03:07:43] Zetland: It just gets a bit much at times thats all.
[18.01.2023 03:07:55] Aspen.Harlow: If you get around, what do you think your favorite place in House space might be?
[18.01.2023 03:08:12] Aspen.Harlow: I'm plannin' this explorer's maiden flight, could use some reccomendations!
[18.01.2023 03:08:25] Zetland: That be home son, Newcastle.
[18.01.2023 03:09:07] Zetland: for me anyway
[18.01.2023 03:09:23] Aspen.Harlow: Newcastle, I think that's... Bretonia? Never been!
[18.01.2023 03:09:47] Zetland: There you go then, something nice to explore eh
[18.01.2023 03:10:14] Zetland: Tho there might be some shocks for you in there.
[18.01.2023 03:10:41] Zetland: If you go there, hope you have a strong heart.
[18.01.2023 03:10:45] Aspen.Harlow: Shocks huh? Like, of the overbearing government kind, or the angry people with guns kind?
[18.01.2023 03:10:57] Aspen.Harlow: We get both of those here in Liberty. Sometimes they're the same people.
[18.01.2023 03:11:07] Zetland: Erm neither mate.
[18.01.2023 03:11:24] Zetland: You scared of spooks son?
[18.01.2023 03:11:53] Zetland: Ghost trains, that sort of thing?
[18.01.2023 03:12:11] Aspen.Harlow: Ooh, you had me wondering there for a second if you meant ghosts.
[18.01.2023 03:12:30] Zetland: A fair bit of hauning in the toon aye.
[18.01.2023 03:13:09] Zetland: As long as you lock n load up, you'll be ok
[18.01.2023 03:13:10] Aspen.Harlow: People in my hometown on Erie would tell stories about missing colonists out in the forest sometimes.
[18.01.2023 03:13:20] Aspen.Harlow: But I was never much into ghost stories.
[18.01.2023 03:14:05] Zetland: Aye, don't sweep all the rumors under the carpets
[18.01.2023 03:14:49] Zetland: If you go goto Newcastle tho, careful of the Mackems eh.
[18.01.2023 03:15:19] Aspen.Harlow: Oh yeah? What's a Maccam then?
[18.01.2023 03:15:32] Aspen.Harlow: Lay the spacer knowledge on me, friend.
[18.01.2023 03:15:37] Zetland: You don't know what a Mackem is?
[18.01.2023 03:15:53] Aspen.Harlow: Maybe it's lost in translation?
[18.01.2023 03:15:59] Zetland: Oh well thats a funny one to tell
[18.01.2023 03:16:07] Aspen.Harlow: Ooh, I'm all ears.
[18.01.2023 03:16:15] Zetland: You know what a monkey hanger is?
[18.01.2023 03:16:26] Aspen.Harlow: Sure do!
[18.01.2023 03:16:44] Zetland: Well same for the Mackems
[18.01.2023 03:17:00] Zetland: but only from a different town
[18.01.2023 03:17:04] Aspen.Harlow: Aaaah, ok, it's all clicking with me now.
[18.01.2023 03:17:32] Aspen.Harlow: Like the difference between Lebanites and Webers. I'm graspin' it.
[18.01.2023 03:17:52] Zetland: Get around newcastle, when you see them shooting at you, they're the dirty stinking mackems!
[18.01.2023 03:18:23] Zetland: YOu heard of the Webers then aye?
[18.01.2023 03:18:46] Zetland: You know the score then, more or less the same idea.
[18.01.2023 03:18:59] Zetland: *laughs*
[18.01.2023 03:19:15] Zetland: I like you son, you're a canny kid.
[18.01.2023 03:19:15] Aspen.Harlow: Yep, they're bad business, sure as sure gets!
[18.01.2023 03:19:52] Aspen.Harlow: Well shucks, don't go inflatin' my ego before I actually come back alive from a flight, heh.
[18.01.2023 03:19:57] Zetland: Aye, it's a funny old world.
[18.01.2023 03:20:10] Aspen.Harlow: How 'bout Zoners? Got any of them snoopin' in Newcastle?
[18.01.2023 03:20:35] Zetland: Nah, don't see that lot hanging about.
[18.01.2023 03:20:44] Zetland: Very rare
[18.01.2023 03:21:08] Zetland: Maybe they hate the mackems n'all.
[18.01.2023 03:21:20] Aspen.Harlow: If they know what's good for 'em, that is.
[18.01.2023 03:21:22] Zetland: more than likely
[18.01.2023 03:21:46] Zetland: well i best get down to Pennys
[18.01.2023 03:21:58] Zetland: it's getting a bit light now
[18.01.2023 03:22:12] Zetland: the moons are coming round eh
[18.01.2023 03:22:28] Aspen.Harlow: Hey, fair's fair, captain. You stay safe now.
[18.01.2023 03:22:29] Free_Riki_Multi: hey all
[18.01.2023 03:22:39] [Traffic control alert: Free_Riki_Multi has requested to dock]
[18.01.2023 03:22:40] Zetland: Aspen, i'll catch you around aye.
[18.01.2023 03:22:41] Aspen.Harlow: Howdy, transport.
[18.01.2023 03:22:42] [Free_Riki_Multi suffered a self-inflicted catastrophic decompression. Vessel cargo spilling into vacuum.]
[18.01.2023 03:22:50] Zetland: FFS!
[18.01.2023 03:22:58] Zetland: You see that.
[18.01.2023 03:23:07] Aspen.Harlow: Ooh... bit of a bumpy entry, isn't it?
[18.01.2023 03:23:19] Aspen.Harlow: You're supposed to moor at the moor!
[18.01.2023 03:23:23] Zetland: waste now want not
[18.01.2023 03:23:46] Zetland: dropped quite a bit too
[18.01.2023 03:24:06] Zetland: can't seem to grab it tho, he must have hit it hard
[18.01.2023 03:24:30] Aspen.Harlow: I'd be surprised if any of that is reachable before it burns up in the ol' atmo.
[18.01.2023 03:24:49] Aspen.Harlow: A little somethin' for New York pedestrians to gawk at, huh?
[18.01.2023 03:24:49] Zetland: not getting any closer or i'll end up in the bastard.
[18.01.2023 03:25:14] Zetland: aye, sod that for a laugh
[18.01.2023 03:25:32] Zetland: well, im off for a drink to set me up for the night
[18.01.2023 03:25:32] Aspen.Harlow: Hey, if what I got a scan of in the guy's hull was accurate, they're better off watching it burn.
[18.01.2023 03:25:42] Zetland: Ha aye
[18.01.2023 03:25:55] Aspen.Harlow: Alrighty cap'n. Have a good one!
[18.01.2023 03:25:57] Zetland: you have a good one anyway Aspen
[18.01.2023 03:26:11] Aspen.Harlow: That I'll do, that I'll do.
[18.01.2023 03:26:16] Zetland: Be safe now, you hear bonny lad.
ENTRY 003 – PLANET ERIE
“Repositioned to Erie today for my first expedition. Something was nagging at me to take the ship for a ride in the outback systems bordering Penny before I head all the way to Bretonia, so I listened!"
“After offering to buy lunch for a shipping manager here in Wyandot City and some casual conversation, he ponied up the location of the Kansas jump hole, but I’ll be on my own from that point onward. I’ve only paid a little attention to what’s been going on in the news lately, but if LibGov is really pushing hard against those insurrectionists in the outback, I’ll have to be extra careful. It shouldn’t be too crazy, not like I’m flying with no IFF, but I better steer clear of any fighting; trusting Liberty gunners to not assume I’m with the rebels is a heck of a tall order."
"Hey, in spirit, they might be right.”